Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Serradella

Pteropus howensis compared with Ornithopus sativus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Serradella is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Serradella
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ornithopus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Ornithopus sativus

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Serradella

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Serradella
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Serradella

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan, Mongolia), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).